finger
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His kids, on the other hand, were both single, childless adults in their 50s, yet they never lifted a finger.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
As she makes her way up the stairs, McHenry gives the middle finger and blows kisses to the crowd as some people heckle and throw towels at her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Long-pressing a folder expands a menu of options, and I can drag my finger to move it elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
He went on to train as a metalworker and found work in an industrial city near São Paulo, where he lost the little finger of his left hand in an accident in the 1960s.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
I do a few finger warm-ups so my muscles are nice and relaxed.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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SEOUL—Just hours after crypto exchange Binance said it had been the victim of the biggest cyber heist in history, fingers were pointing to a familiar name: North Korea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
At Grill ’Em All, Chernus is going to continue preparing with tarps, sandbags and berms, and crossing his fingers for November and December.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Put your other hand on top of the first and interlock your fingers.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
A celebratory mood gripped the capital, with drivers honking their horns and passers-by holding up three fingers -- the winning list's ballot number and a Serbian greeting.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
He tried to bat him away with his fingers, but it didn’t work.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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"It's more a theme park than a shopping mall," Germany supporter Michael Karg, 48, said as he fingered through an A-Z list of restaurants on a digital directory.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
So it didn't take long for Mr Freeman – legally known as Desmond Filby – to be fingered as the alleged culprit.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2025
They attacked France as a liar who had fingered Leasure to save himself.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2024
And while a species commonly known as "the rat flea" has been fingered as the main culprit in plague outbreaks, a species known as "the human flea" may play a secondary role.
From Science Daily ● May 1, 2024
Donatelli adjusted the vertical measure and fingered the sliding weights.
From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte
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Other remaining brand-name correspondents, including the ageless Lesley Stahl, for a while were feared to be fingering their rip cords too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
"I tend now to play parts of chords, rather than fingering the whole damn thing. I use these shortcuts that would be a nightmare for a guitar teacher."
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2023
She had a leopard scarf elegantly wrapped around her head and was fingering a glittering ring and staring blankly into the distance.
From Reuters ● Feb. 7, 2023
He looked away, fingering a frayed edge of the carpet.
From Salon ● Dec. 15, 2022
Some of the accused named names, fingering friends and colleagues in the entertainment industry.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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